Lund, Kansas

Lund, Kansas
Ghost town
Lund Store, 1910
Lund Store, 1910
Lund is located in Kansas
Lund
Lund
Lund is located in the United States
Lund
Lund
Coordinates: 39°40′11″N 100°36′35″W / 39.66972°N 100.60972°W / 39.66972; -100.60972[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyDecatur
TownshipSummit
Elevation
[1]
2,808 ft (856 m)
Population
 • Total
0
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code785
GNIS ID481934 [1]

Lund is a ghost town in Summit Township of Decatur County, Kansas, United States.[1] It was located 12 miles south and four miles west of Oberlin.

History

Lund was issued a post office in 1892. The post office was discontinued in 1907 when it was moved to Dresden (10 miles southeast of Lund).[2] Lund was not named on the 1910 census but was part of Summit Township, population 24.

A church and cemetery are all that remains of this former community.

Frank and Pearl (Hill) Bacon home in Lund, 1908–1910

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Lund, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved January 5, 2018.[permanent dead link‍]

Further reading

See also: List of books about Decatur County, Kansas


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